This is an episode for adults that includes tips for helping your child play gently with toys, or offering options to play rough (it's a companion to the Being Gentle with a Toy story). Enjoy!

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Sometimes, you want to play rough, but if you play rough with a toy, it can break. In this story, Javi learns that if he plays rough with a toy, it can break, but that there are other ways to play rough.

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Stay tuned for a bonus episode with tips for caregivers!

This is an episode for adults that includes information on why we practice "how to wait" at home with your child (it's a companion to the How to Wait children's story). Enjoy!

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Sometimes, you have to wait for something you really want, and that can be hard to do. In this story, Javi learns how to wait, by either singing a song or watching what's happening around him. What do you do when you wait?

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Stay tuned for a bonus episode with tips for caregivers!

Sometimes, you haven't been to school in a long time, maybe because you were on a trip, or because school was closed. It can be hard to go back to school after a long break. In this story, Javi is away from school for a long time and then has to go back. He practices remembering what he likes to do at school to make him feel better.

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Tips for Caregivers:

• If it's been an extended break, such as a summer break, or if your child is going to a new school, it can be helpful to do a "practice run" and go through the motions of your morning routine and going to school so that the first day doing it is a little smoother for you and your child.
• Having and practicing a solid goodbye routine (like a hug and a wave) that you do every time can be helpful with drop-off.
• Sometimes the first couple of days back go smoothly, and days 3 or 4 are challenging - this is normal, as your child may be processing that they'll be going back to school each day from now on.
• Your child might cry at pick-up instead of/in addition to drop-off in the morning. This form of emotional release is also normal!

This is an episode for adults that includes different tips and ways to practice "interrupting politely" at home with your child (it's a companion to the Interrupting Politely children's story). Enjoy!

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Sometimes, a friend has a toy that you want, but you can't take it out of their hand! In this story, Javi and his friend Oscar learn that if someone has something they want, they can either wait or choose something else.

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Stay tuned for a Tips for Caregivers episode coming soon!

Sometimes, toddlers forget that teeth are for eating (not biting)! In this story, Javi learns that teeth are for eating, and that he can use words if he wants something

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Tips for Caregivers:

• Often, children bite because they don't have the language (or enough practice with language) to say what they want/need. Work on short phrases with your child to help them know what they can say ("stop," "please," "no," etc.).
• If your child is still learning how to talk, you can teach them sign language or another physical movement to indicate if they want (or do not want) something.
• If you're working on not biting and substituting words or signing, be sure to be extremely responsive the first few times your child uses words/signs so that they understand that words/signs can help them communicate. Sometimes children bite if they've tried another form of communication that hasn't worked.